SPECIAL FEATURE | After the full opening of the economy in January 2022 by President Yoweri Museveni, many rejoiced as the uncertainity that had been brought up by the Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic for almost two years had to come to an end. While few industries were spared by the …
Read More »Uganda Tourism Board, Ireland Embassy greens Uganda’s independence monument
Kampala, Uganda | Julius Businge | On March 10, the Embassy of Ireland in Uganda and Uganda Tourism Board kicked off St. Patrick’s Day events in Uganda by greening the Independence Monument along Speke Road, Kampala as well as the Amahembe g’ente (Horns of the Cow) at Igongo Cultural centre in …
Read More »Ugandans urged to embrace local tourism to revive the economy
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of Finance Matia Kasaija has urged Ugandans to explore the many sight-seeing opportunities found within the country in order to boost domestic tourism. Minister Kasaija said that Uganda has many unexploited tourism attractions and beautiful sceneries that locals and people from other parts …
Read More »Museveni urges tourism players to work together
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has urged players in the tourism sector to work together for the benefit of the country. Museveni made the plea on Monday while meeting officials from the Ministry of Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities, the Uganda Tourism Board and tourism sector stakeholders at …
Read More »Ugandans boost Queen Elizabeth National Park visitor figures
Queen Elizabeth National Park sees new rise in local tourists Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Queen Elizabeth National Park is reporting a surge in the number of domestic tourists since the lifting of the COVID-19 lockdown restrictions in Uganda. The sector was badly hit by both local and international …
Read More »UTB to use Valentine’s day to boost domestic tourism
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The tourism sector in Uganda is taking advantage of the growing culture of marking Valentine’s day to support the revival of the sector from a two-year underperformance caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. The planned activities include a two-kilometer walk in Kampala, which the sector leaders …
Read More »First coffee lodge in Uganda opened at Clarke’s farm
Kyenjojo , Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister for Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities, Tom Butiime has opened a first ever Coffee Lodge in the country at the “Clarke farm” in Kasaba sub county, Kyenjojo district. During the launch on Sunday, Butiime disclosed that the government has considered to have …
Read More »Uganda ready for return of tourists
Museveni Appeals To Tourists To Return After COVID-19 Disaster Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has made an appeal to the international community to embrace Uganda as a tourist destination again, after two years of low business. Launching a new Destination Uganda campaign, Museveni said that …
Read More »Cancelled flights put damper on US holiday travel
New York | Xinhua | The holiday season travel stress has only escalated amid the surge of the Omicron variant of COVID-19, with several airlines reporting staff shortages from the spread of the coronavirus, leaving passengers with delayed or cancelled flights. According to FlightAware, a flight-tracking site, 880 flights within, …
Read More »Tanzania, Kenya to exchange wild animals to boost reproduction
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | Xinhua | Tanzania and Kenya have agreed to exchange roan antelopes and female black rhinoceros in a move aimed at boosting the reproduction of the two species. Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan said Friday at State House in the commercial capital of Dar es …
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